MR. TREGEAR'S CRITICS.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1817, 1 August 1913, Page 5

MR. TREGEAR'S CRITICS.

(To tho Editor.) Sir,—ln a sub-leader appearing in your issuo of this da>to (July 30) you draw attention to a letter signed by M. J. Reardon, and reflecting on myself. You estimate your correspondent wrongly when you say that he has courage "to break a lance" with Mr. Tregear. Mr. Reunion will nover break a lance in,that •way. Such a phrase refers to a chivalrous mode of conducting a, fight, and Mr. Reardon avoids methods personally eo distasteful; preferring a ■procedure to which ho has been long accustomed. I am no match for him on his own field. I yield at once. I acknowledge that he is as disinterested as I am selfish; that he has foresight and wisdom whilst I am dull and foolish; that ho is as much trusted by the workers whom ho has so splendidly led and benefited as I am loved by the rich and privileged, whom I have flattered and encouraged. Mr. Rcardon's services havo always been recognised by the community, as has been shown in tho enthusiastic way in which he has been elected to every public office for which ho has been a candidate. I apologise for beinp even a little grain of dust in his magnificent path to greatness. Can I say more?—l am, etc., EDWARD TREGEAK, Wellington.